1871–1945 American physiologist, who helped to elaborate the nature and function of the sympathetic nervous system.
Keywords: digestion; X-rays; adrenaline; homeostasis; Loewi
Cannon, Walter Bradford
Claire EJ Herrick, London, UK
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002382
| Further Reading | |
| book Cannon WB (1911) The Mechanical Factors of Digestion. London: Edward Arnold. | |
| book Cannon WB (1915) Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage. New York: Appleton. | |
| book Cannon WB (1923) Traumatic Shock. New York: D Appleton. | |
| book Cannon WB (1932) The Wisdom of the Body. New York: Norton. | |
| book Cannon WB (1945) The Way of an Investigator: A Scientist's Experiences in Medical Research. New York: Norton. | |
| book Benison S, Barger AC and Wolfe EL (1987) Walter B. Cannon: The Life and Times of a Young Scientist. Cambridge, MA: Belnap Press. | |
| book Dictionary of American Biography (1973) supplement 3, (1941–1945), pp. 133–137. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
| book Dictionary of Scientific Biography (1970–1980) Gillispie CC (ed.), vol. 15, pp. 71–77. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. | |
| Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society (1945–1948) 5: 407–423. | |
